Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-12

NOTES.


Epaulettes are on many imported
dresses.
Turkish embroidery is very much the
fashion.
The polonaise has once more attained
high fashionable rank.
There is g return to very long corsages,
good many of them too long for beauty.
Very high bows Of picot ribbon remsin
the general fashion for trimming hats and
bonnets.
a new ornament for the hair is large
oX!dized silver ball set in an amber pin.
Toilet articles of oxidized silver in
heraldric designs are much used.
Real seal and resi- alligator pocket
books, lined with ceifskin, ere in favor
with many ladies.
Old-fashioned deep blue calico is now
made up into becoming snd serviceable
beach dresses.
Morning silks are row made in al the
light weavings solpopular in colOrs for
summer dresses.
Alsatian lawn ''msde up" into summer
costumes is st once handsome and ser
ylceable.
Sofa Limousine wool in cream and
brown stripes is favorite material for
travelling cloakS.
Flowered Turkey red costumes have
invariably tight fitting MORE vests either
N black, yellow, or white.
Six gloves are more in demand for
summer wear than kid, as they can be
more essi!y put on snd taken off.
India lawn suits, with solid embroid-
cred front, plated panels aud French
dTaped back, are exceedingly handsome.
Some exquisite sacques for house wear
are made o. embroidered muslin in "all
over" designs, with borders to match.
Pin-head dotted white muelins are re-
viyed for young grls' wear They ere
worn over COlored slips or white ones st
pleasure.
Queen Anne note, consular, diplomat,
premier, Grecian antique, Assyrlan and
primitive are the late novelties in pape-
teries.
The stylish dress parasol Is of white
silk, over which real lace ts thlckly gath
cred from center to edge. The handle is
single piece CT red coral.
Black velvet corset belts, pointed at the
top both back snd front and finishing st
the waist with lappets, sre to be worn
with colored dresses.
The old fashion of wearing Q bunch OF
wstCh Chsrms instead Of single locket
or seal on the watch chain is coming into
favor again.
When lady wants 8 servicesb,e black
silk dress that Will not soon 60 out OF
fashion she is advised to select either
faille Franchise or Bengaline silk for the
material.
The half-sirdles of velvet or OF MORE
on the fronts of French bGsques are now
brought to sharp point in the middle,
and finished far bsck or each side with g
deep square POCKET Of the material.
Night dresses made Of fne percale in
narrow stripes of two shades Of blue,
heliotrope or blue-green are novel, and
especially desirable for use when travel
ing, yachting, or soiourning OF summer
resorts, as they are much less Conspicu-
Gus than these made OF white material.
The Empire!sash in favor in Paris passes
softly around the waist, forming very
wide girdle, and is tied directly in front
in two or three long loops al the waist
line, with ends falling below that are
| again tied il g bow Of three or four loops
with short ends dropping nearly to the
| foot Of the skirt.
Summer polonaisea, cut outIn a round
lrg or V-shape in the neck, over tucker
or guimpe of lace or French muslin finely
embroidered, are worn at the various
watering places over skirts of various
sorts. The remaining portion CT the
front Of the bodice part fAstens from left
to riGht, aud the drapery below the waist
line is varied to suit the style and toste
of the wearer. These half open, semi
double breasted bodices Eecessitste q
sloping seam down the center Of the front
to secure perfect adjustment.